Grand Koudou (Gazelle d'Inde)

 

Joseph Hecht

  1891 - 1951 (biography)

1934  

engraving, done on copper plate 

5 3/4 x 3 7/8" platemark 

pencil, lower right 

state proof, aside from edition of 25 - 35. 

in pencil: "epreuve d'essai = repasse le roulean deux fois pour avoir le resultat en peu plus fonce !? 2 Avril 1934" 

Tonneau-Ryckelynck & Plumart 222 

heavy antique-white laid 

ii/iii 

artist 

20953 

$450.00 

This engraving of a Grand Koudou or Kudu is a trial proof for which Hecht printed the plate a second time in order to darken the lines. Hecht uses an engraved line to create the composition, engraving more deeply when a darker line is desired.

Animals were essential elements in the composition of most of Hecht's prints. The Grand Kudu (or Koudou) is an antelope native to southern Africa. It's long, twisting horns have been used to make instruments and is sometimes used as a shofar in Jewish ceremonies. These instruments are also used in Scout Movement rituals and at soccer games by fans.